Global Game: I Have Portable Store

Chapter 124: Chapter 124: A Golden Core Enters My Belly

The room gradually quieted down, with seven or eight people sitting against the wall in a daze, as if emotionally drained and somewhat hollow. A woman was constantly sobbing softly, making whimpering sounds.

Zhou An, also looking exhausted from frequently using his powers, dejectedly said:

”Bro, what do you think we should do? If these survivors come every day, we’re afraid we won’t survive until tomorrow.”

Su Changxing stuffed a piece of Oreo into his mouth and said, ”Depends on luck. If we’re lucky, we might not encounter them. Have an Oreo.”

Zhou An took the Oreo Su Changxing handed him, took a bite, and said, ”I didn’t expect this thing to taste so good. I used to think it was awful. Bro, what do you think we should do now? Will you stay and be with us?”

He guessed that Su Changxing might not stay with them because Su Changxing was a special operative.

Su Changxing stuffed another Oreo into his mouth and said, ”Tomorrow, go and contact a person with the ID Heartless Beast. He’s the leader of a nearby group. Bring supplies and join him.”

Ma Xuekai exhaled a puff of smoke and said, ”Are you also in that group? If you are, we’d be more than willing to go.”

Su Changxing stood up from the ground and said, ”For the time being, yes. It’s up to you whether to go or not. I have something to do, so I’m leaving first.”

Have something to do?

Leaving first?

Zhou An was stunned, looking at the pitch-black outside, and asked, ”Ha, Bro, it’s the middle of the night now, is there really something you have to do? Why not stay with us until morning? It’s really dangerous outside at night.”

Ma Xuekai flicked the cigarette butt with his ring finger, scattering ashes, and surrounded by smoke, he said:

”But it shouldn’t be too dangerous for Brother Su. I want to ask if the Mysterious Shop has anything to do with the so-called Extraordinary.”

Su Changxing glanced at him, not surprised. Given the current situation, many people probably have similar hypotheses, but none are certain.

There are very few Extraordinary now, maybe only Su Changxing is an Extraordinary.

Su Changxing was silent for a moment and then said, ”Yes, there is indeed a connection. To become an Extraordinary, you need to contact the Mysterious Shop.”

Ma Xuekai pondered and said indifferently, ”Doomsday Game, since it counts as a game, there must be players, but not everyone is a player or qualified to be called a player. People like us, ordinary people, are just background characters, NPCs. Only by becoming an Extraordinary can you be considered a player.”

As Su Changxing was about to leave, he was a bit surprised, finding this hypothesis unexpectedly reasonable. He hadn’t thought much about this aspect before.

Unexpectedly, it was pointed out by an ordinary person.

Yes, it seems only by becoming an Extraordinary can you be considered a player.

In other words, this Doomsday World is essentially meant to select Extraordinary, to select qualified players.

”Makes sense. If you’re interested, you can try your luck.”

Su Changxing turned and walked towards the bodies of several survivors, picked up the Extraordinary Crystals on them, put them in his backpack, waved his hand back, walked towards the stairway, and stuffed another Oreo cookie into his mouth.

Ma Xuekai watched Su Changxing pick up something from the bodies, subconsciously touching his pocket, a black, translucent crystal.

He didn’t know what it was; he found it on someone’s body, thinking it was quite remarkable, so he put it in his pocket, thinking that even if it was useless, he might be able to sell it for some money back in the real world.

Although it’s uncertain what the real world will be like after thirty days.

Su Changxing’s figure disappeared in the corridor.

After a while, Ma Xuekai looked at Zhou An and said, ”He must be a Superpower User or an Extraordinary. I’ve heard of the existence of Superpower Users before, but thought they were just rumors. What about your ability? An Extraordinary?”

Zhou An rubbed his head and honestly said, ”The ability just suddenly emerged, but Brother Su says it doesn’t count as an Extraordinary, only half.”

Ma Xuekai seemed thoughtful, and in a low voice, he said:

”Zhou An, it’s not easy to survive today. No matter what you think, I want to become an Extraordinary. To survive, I have to become one.”

Zhou An deeply looked at Ma Xuekai and said, ”This thing seems very mystical. I don’t even know how I got such an ability, but going out at night to find the Mysterious Shop seems too dangerous.”

Ma Xuekai took out a black crystal from his pocket, took a deep breath, and said:

”Opportunity and risk are always proportional. I didn’t quite understand before, but now I do.”

Zhou An looked at the crystal in surprise and said, ”Isn’t that what Brother Su just took from the survivors? How do you also have one?”

Ma Xuekai showed a hint of a crazy smile and said, ”Found it on the road, from a corpse. Since coming to this world, my luck seems to have been pretty good. This thing is very likely related to the Extraordinary.”

”Then you really have good luck... It wasn’t swapped with your previous luck, was it?”

Zhou An stared at the crystal and said, ”So, what use does this thing have?”

Ma Xuekai shook his head and said, ”I don’t know either, but my intuition tells me that maybe becoming an Extraordinary is related to this.”

Zhou An blinked, sensing that Ma Xuekai’s state was a bit off, and advised, ”Hey, don’t be impulsive. I think we can ask Brother Su first.”

Ma Xuekai brought the crystal to his nose, smelled it as if catching a scent of freshness, and said, ”He probably won’t tell us that easily. Common sense dictates that such knowledge is monopolized by a few people.”

Zhou An thought for a moment, uncertain, and said, ”I feel he’s quite nice, should tell us. After all, he just saved us. It’s not right to doubt him.”

”Indeed, it’s not right, but that’s human nature. Even the noblest people, I’ve seen through them, understand that human nature can’t withstand tests, and there’s no need to test it.”

Ma Xuekai spoke firmly, then decisively swallowed the black crystal whole: ”If I die, then don’t try it... There’s a saying in Immortal novels: ’A Golden Core in my belly, my fate is mine, not determined by heaven.’

Damn, ’my fate is mine, not determined by heaven.’

Zhou An twitched the corner of his mouth, annoyed: ”What kind of normal person would rashly eat something unknown, only children would. By the way, you won’t die, right?”

Ma Xuekai felt the crystal hadn’t been swallowed yet, quickly melting in his mouth like a sweet spring, part sweet, part bitter, part happy, part melancholic, and then his mind went drowsy.

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhou An saw Ma Xuekai close his eyes and slump sideways.